Elizabeth I’s Iconic White Makeup: The Underlying Dark Truth

Published on 08/26/2021
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Throughout it all, Elizabeth kept her appearance spotless. “Elizabeth’s contemporaries believed that beauty amplified female power, and so they regarded the queen’s splendor as confirmation of her claim to the throne,” british historian Dr. Anna Whitelock told the BBC in 2015. The queen’s success hinged on her ability to maintain pleasing physical features. She went to a great extent in her final years to persuade the country of her beauty.

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